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Where Were the Planets on July 24, 1979?

Quick Answer

On July 24, 1979, the Sun was in Leo (1°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 24, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°45' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 24, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°00'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1979	Aug 23, 1979 into Virgo
Moon	5°45'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 24, 1979	Jul 26, 1979 into Virgo
Mercury	12°44'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1979	Sep 2, 1979 into Virgo
Venus	22°12'23" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 30, 1979 into Leo
Mars	19°50'55" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1979	Aug 8, 1979 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°41'48" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	11°32'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	16°55'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°04'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°37'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°23'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on July 24, 1979

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 24, 00:29 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 24, 01:41 UTC	New Moon in Leo	0°35' Leo

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